Proven Record and Experience
A brief summary of what we've accomplished:
Formed important relationships with local, state, and national government officials
Advocated consistently on behalf of students at all governmental levels for nearly two years
Worked within the department to facilitate landlord and policing surveys to gather student feedback
Created a Student Advisory committee to the MSU Police
Taken important steps toward securing and Election Day university holiday (we're almost there!!)
Registered students to vote at orientation, in dorms, and at large events.
Written multiple 15-20 page legislative platforms and advocated in person to legislators for Big Ten on the Hill D.C. advocacy trips
Hosted office hours specifically reserved for GA reps, held presentations on basic local and state governmental information
Helped plan and host the first AbsenTEA event, which aided students in filling out absentee ballots
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Skills and Values
Data Driven
Passionate and informed advocate
Experience as a supervisor
Long and dedicated involvement in ASMSU
Regular and longtime consumer of national, state, and local news
Inclusion-centered
Formed connections with national, state, and local officials
Deep knowledge of Michigan voter laws
Efficient
Effective communicator: I respect and value your time as busy and driven college students, which is why I am straightforward and to the point.
Passion
From a young age, I have been passionate about government, voting, and participating in our democracy. At 8 I would go to the polls for every election with my mom. As a high school student I successfully advocated to our school to let us take the PSATs, something every other 10th grader in the US got to do, but something our school inexplicably decided to pass over. I have been a passionate advocate from the beginning, and I hope to continue my work for another year as VPGA.
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This job is 20 hours a week often out of office. It involves traveling down the road to city hall or the capitol and rushing around in dress clothes to meet with officials. Advocacy is time consuming and, in government, results often take a long time. It takes someone with an intense passion for these subjects and a desire to advocate for students to take on this work. I have a proven record of advocacy, and I hope to continue to act as a representative for students.